UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 1, 2017
Minerva Neurosciences, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36517 | 26-0784194 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 1601 Trapelo Road Suite 284 Waltham, MA |
02451 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (617) 600-7373
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
The results of matters submitted to a stockholder vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company held on June 1, 2017 (the “2017 Annual Meeting”) in Boston, Massachusetts are as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors. Three nominees were elected to serve on the Board until the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified with the votes set forth below:
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Marc D. Beer |
27,002,323 | 698,246 | 1,265,363 | |||||||||
| Dr. David Kupfer |
27,086,246 | 614,323 | 1,265,363 | |||||||||
| Jan van Heek |
27,066,337 | 634,232 | 1,265,363 | |||||||||
Proposal 2: Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. The selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 was ratified with the votes set forth below:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||
| 22,461,678 |
6,502,761 | 1,493 | ||||||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| MINERVA NEUROSCIENCES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Mark S. Levine | |
| Name: | Mark S. Levine | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |
Date: June 2, 2017